Editing Richard III of England (section)

===The North, and the Council in the North===
Richard was the dominant magnate in the north of England until Edward IV's death.{{sfnp|Hicks|2009|p=57}} There, and especially in the city of [[York]], he was highly regarded;{{sfnp|Kendall|1956|pp=132–133, 154}} although it has been questioned whether this view was reciprocated by Richard.{{refn| Hanham has raised "the charge of hypocrisy",{{sfnp|Hanham|1975|p=64}} suggesting "that Richard would 'grin' at the city", and questioning whether he was either as popular or as devoted to the region as sometimes thought.{{sfnp|Hanham|1975|p=64}}|group=note}} Edward IV delegated significant authority to Richard in the region. Kendall and later historians have suggested that this was with the intention of making Richard the ''Lord of the North'';{{sfnp|Kendall|1956|p=156}} Peter Booth, however, has argued that "instead of allowing his brother Richard ''[[carte blanche]]'', [Edward] restricted his influence by using his own agent, Sir William Parr."{{sfnp|Booth|1997}} Following Richard's accession to the throne, he first established the [[Council of the North]] and made his nephew [[John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln]], president and formally institutionalised this body as an offshoot of the royal Council; all its letters and judgements were issued on behalf of the king and in his name.{{sfnp|Ross|1981|p=182}} The council had a budget of 2,000 [[Mark (currency)#England and Scotland|marks]] per annum and had issued "Regulations" by July of that year: councillors to act impartially, declare vested interests and to meet at least every three months. Its main focus of operations was Yorkshire and the north-east and its responsibilities included land disputes, keeping of the king's peace and punishing lawbreakers.{{sfnp|Ross|1981|p=183}}